Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Jhargram district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jhargram
Location in West Bengal
Jhargram
Jhargram (India)
Coordinates: 22°27′N 86°59′E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictJhargram
Constituency No.222
TypeOpen
Lok Sabha constituency33. Jhargram (ST)
Electorate (year)184,109 (2011)

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 222 Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Jhargram municipality, Bandhgora, Manikpara, Radhanagar and Sapdhara gram panchayats of Jhargram community development block and Binpur I community development block.[1]

Jhargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 34 Jhargram (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Election results

2011
West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Jhargram [2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Sukumar Hansda 69,464 44.67 +4.32#
CPI (M) Amar Basu 54,191 34.85 -19.97
Independent Chhatradhar Mahata 20,037 12.88
BJP Bijay Mahato 6,376 4.10
JMM Sunil Kisku 5,573 3.66
Jharkhand Anushilan Party Bholanath Mahata 5,452 3.51
Turnout 155,520 84.47
AITC gain from CPI (M) Swing 24.29#

.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Paschim Medinipur district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 8 8
Indian National Congress 2 0
Jharkhand Party (Naren) 0 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7 7
Communist Party of India 1 1
DSP(PC) 1 0

Note: Constituency abolished – 1 (See template talk page for details)

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Amar Basu of CPI(M) won the Jhargram assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Shivendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Mina Sanatani of CPI(M) defeated Makhan Lal Bangal of Trinamool Congress in 2001. Buddhadeb Bhakat of CPI(M) defeated Chaitanya Murmu of Congress in 1996 and Nikhil Maiti of Congress in 1991. Abani Bhusan Satpathi of CPI(M) defeated Bhabesh Mahata of Congress in 1987 and Birendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress in 1982. Ram Chandra Satpathy of CPI(M) defeated Birendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress in 1977.[5]

1957-1972

Birendra Bijoy Malladeb of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Panchkari De of Bangla Congress won in 1969. P.C.Ghosh, Independent, won in 1967. Mahendra Nath Mahata of Congress won in 1962 and 1957.[6]

References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. "Jhargram". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Jhargram. Empowering India. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Jhargram. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. "231 - Jhargram Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  6. "Statistical Reports of Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
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